Neuwied starts women's emergency call: Help for victims of sexual violence!

Neuwied starts women's emergency call: Help for victims of sexual violence!

In the district of Neuwied, a separate women's emergency call will be set up from summer 2024 to specifically support women and girls who have become victims of sexual violence. This reports SWR . The initiative to create this offer of help follows the request of the district council, given the increased demand for support, to establish its own contact point, since the existing offers will expire at the end of 2023 after a previously active association has dissolved.

The women's emergency call Koblenz, who currently supports women from Neuwied, cannot do this permanently due to overload. In order to meet these challenges, the district of Neuwied provided funds in 2023, but the extent of which was insufficient. In January 2024, grants were finally approved by the state to implement the new project. The association "Women against Violence e.V. Westerburg" will act as the carrier of the new women's emergency call.

advisory services and target group

The new women's emergency call in Neuwied is designed especially for women and girls from the age of 14 who have experienced sexual violence or are threatened. The goals of the work include not only the direct support of those affected, but also the clarification of the dimensions, consequences and causes of sexual violence. In addition, a focus is on prevention by encouraging women into a safe, strong and confident appearance, such as Neuwied

The advisory team will consist of five experienced social workers and social workers who have additional consultant and therapeutic training. The consultations should be stabilizing and solution -oriented. Women can use support by phone, online or personally, depending on the individual preference. Advisors will also accompany those affected to the police or court to support the legal process.

financial structure and contact details

The offers of the women's emergency call are provided free of charge and anonymously, whereby donations are always welcome. Affected women can take advantage of advice during the telephone consultation on every working day; The phone number 0261 35 000 and the email address mail@frauennotruf-koblenz.de are available for contact

Until the opening of the new women's emergency call in Neuwied in the summer of 2024, who is still looking for personnel and premises, the women's emergency call Koblenz continues to ensure the care of the women concerned from Neuwied. This binding support is particularly important because many women who experience domestic violence at the same time also experience sexual violence, which makes the need for a specific offer of help all the more urgent.